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- Solicitation number
- 250173
- Issued by
- Orange County, California
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This is a Scope of Work Verification form submitted by the Orange County Transportation Authority (Authority) in California for an Informal Request for Proposals to procure telephone town call services software. The Authority seeks qualified firms to provide in-house software to develop and administer a countywide telephone town call service. The contract term is one year, effective May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2027. The form requires that the Project Manager and either the Department Manager, Director, or Executive Director certify that the Scope of Work was independently prepared to invite competition and does not include brand name references, unreasonable restrictions, or vendor favoritism, or alternatively, that any brand name or equal descriptions are justified as impractical or uneconomical to describe otherwise, with salient characteristics clearly identified for evaluation of equivalent proposals.
The budget for this procurement is $35,000 for the one-year contract term. The Scope of Work Verification form establishes general rules for procurement including provisions for clear and concise specifications, identification of optional items, and adherence to industry, federal, state, and local government standards. The form explicitly prohibits consultants from writing or assisting in the development of Scopes of Work in which they may bid. The document is dated December 18, 2025, with Requisition Number R000990, indicating this is a current procurement in the request and planning phase.
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SCOPE OF WORK VERIFICATION
This Form Must Be Submitted with Scope of Work (SOW)
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The following general rules shall apply when preparing scopes of work and specifications:
a) Provide a clear and concise Scope of Work (SOW) and not impose unreasonable requirements.
b) Specifications and Scopes of Work shall identify all characteristics and specific tasks and functions of the items or services to be procured, and meet the Authority’s requirements.
c) Whenever possible, the expected quality of services to be provided or the performance characteristics of the item shall be specified.
d) The requestor shall identify all optional items, and the solicitation documents shall set forth the expected needs and the manner in which the related bid prices will be considered.
e) Brand name specifications must be accompanied by an explanation that clearly indicates that the specification is not intended to be restrictive.
f) The salient characteristics represented by the brand names shall be identified to allow for evaluation of possible “or equal” material.
g) Because standard specifications and requirements allow for more efficient operations and result in lower prices, they shall be used wherever suitable.
h) Industry, federal, state and local government specifications and requirements can be used.
Consultants are prohibited from writing the Scope of Work or assisting in the development or writing the Scope of Work in which they may bid.
INSTRUCTIONS
Project Managers (PM) must select one of the following certifications and submit this form with the scope of work/specifications. This form must be signed by the Project Manager and one of the following: the PM’s Department Manager or Director or Executive Director.
☒ I certify that the attached SOW/specifications was independently prepared to invite competition;
does not include reference to a brand name, or include unreasonable restrictions or an intent to favor any specific vendor or brand product.
OR
☐ The SOW/specifications prepared includes a “brand name or equal” description because it was determined to be “impractical or uneconomical” (as referenced in FTA Circular 4220.1F -revised March 18, 2013) to write a clear and accurate description of the technical requirements of the goods or services to be acquired. However, the specific features or salient characteristics of the named brand which must be met by offerors of “an equal” proposal have been clearly stated, as required by Federal Transit Administration regulations. (FTA Circular 4220.1F – revised March 18, 2013)
R000990
Requisition Number Dept. Manager/Director/Executive Director Signature
Project Manager Signature
Public Outreach 12/18/2025
Department Date
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